We have received the most tremendous early Christmas gift this year. Connie’s brother, Curt, who has been on a journey of battling cancer, a truly battle-for-life, sent the following message this morning… I had my three month scan this week and for the first time ever, I’m officially in remission… I am so grateful for your prayers and support and encouragement through this journey and I do not want to minimize our joy or appreciation. But I have friends who are not so fortunate as I am. One in … [Read more...]

It is Sunday morning here in Manila, and we are praising God for the answered prayers on behalf of Roldan. If you’re just joining in on this journey, follow this link for the original posting. Jam David, his caretaker, advocate, personal nurse, and so much more, has updated us with several highlights. A type of Incentive Spirometer 24 hours in a Regular Room: During his attending doctor’s rounds, the doctor made Roldan sit up and try breathing without supplemental oxygen. He also … [Read more...]

Running a hospital in Papua New Guinea has many challenges. At times, we face a lack of supplies, of medicine, of equipment, of power, of staff, of trained or specialized workers, of training, of money, of beds for patients, of doctors, of surgeons, of oxygen, of chaplains, of support from the government and more. We have found ways to supplement the supplies we get from the Government through Nazarene Hospital Foundation, Project Save and donations from the church and individuals. … [Read more...]

We are finally back home in Indiana and things are starting to slow down. Since we've been home, we've been on the move quite a bit and haven't had time to really rest. So, hopefully over the next 3 or 4 weeks I can finish up our updates from our 2015 teams. I still have 2 or 3 videos to make, but hopefully that doesn't take too long... This update is going to cover our time with Christafari. Christafari is a christian reggae band that travels around the world using … [Read more...]

Over the last several months, we have been so very blessed to be part of planting a church in the downtown Makati area of the greater Manila. We would like to introduce you to one of our newest attenders – Roldan Imbo. Roldan has been an orphan for many years, living at the Village of Hope. In June of 2015, he began studying under scholarship at the Philippine Missionary Institute, pursuing a Bachelor of Theology / music. The Gencon Makati Church praying for Roldan this past Sunday … [Read more...]